Service Manual
Table Of Contents
- Dell Networking Open Automation Guide December 2015
- About this Guide
- Open Automation Framework
- Bare Metal Provisioning
- Introduction
- How it Works
- Prerequisites
- Industrial Standard Upgrades with BMP
- BMP Process Overview
- BMP Operations
- Configure BMP
- BMP Commands and Examples
- System Boot and Set-Up Behavior in BMP Mode
- BMP Mode: Boot and Set-UP Behavior
- DHCP Offer Vendor-Specific Option for BMP
- DHCP Offer Relay Option 82
- Software Upgrade Using BMP
- Apply Configurations Using BMP Scripts
- Using the Post-Configuration Script
- Using Auto-Execution Script (Normal Mode Only)
- Timers in Pre–configuration and Post–configuration Scripts
- Script Examples
- BMP Operations on Servers Overview
- File Server Settings
- Domain Name Server Settings
- BMP MIB Support
- Bare Metal Provisioning CLI
- Open Management Infrastructure
- Puppet
- Smart Scripting
- Overview
- Download the Smart Scripting Package
- Dell Proprietary Utilities
- Dell SmartScript Utilities
- SQLite
- NET SNMP Client
- Limits on System Usage
- Supported UNIX Utilities
- Creating a User Name and Password for Smart Scripting
- Logging in to a NetBSD UNIX Shell
- Downloading Scripts to a Switch
- Setting a Search Path for Scripts
- Scheduling and Executing Scripts
- Running a Script from the UNIX Shell
- Running Scripts with User Privileges
- Smart Scripting CLI
- disable
- execute
- mount nfs
- package install
- package uninstall
- script (run)
- script (stop/resume/clear/kill/unschedule)
- script event-handler
- script execute (EXEC mode)
- script execute (CONFIGURATION mode)
- script get
- script path
- script remove
- script trigger-event
- show packages
- show script
- start shell
- triggered-by
- switch script limit
- username (event handler)
- username
- Virtual Server Networking
- Virtual Server Networking CLI
- REST API
- HTTP and HTTPS
- XML
- Important Points to Remember
- REST Authentication
- Request Query Parameters
- Sample BGP Configurations
- HTTP Status Error Codes
- REST API — Protocol Data Unit (PDU) Structure
- Configurations
- Operational
- Operational Data for IPv6
- Management Information Base (MIB)
- IETF Interface Operations
- REST API Framework to Execute the CLIs
- Samples of the config-command
- Samples of the EXEC command
- Samples of the show-command
- REST API CLI
- Web Server with HTTP Support
NOTE: The configuration file maintains normal BMP functionality when a preconfiguration script is
not sent.
BMP Operations
BMP is supported on the user ports and management ports of a switch.
If you enabled virtual link trunking (VLT) on aggregator switches and you are configuring the top-of-rack
(ToR) switch to load BMP, configure the aggregator switches using the lacp ungroup member-
independent vlt command if the DHCP and file servers are reachable using the interface configured
as part of the VLT link aggregation group (LAG).
BMP eases configuration in the following ways:
• Switch access through all ports (management and user ports) with or without the DHCP-based
dynamic IP address configuration of a switch.
• Booting up in Layer 3 mode with interfaces already in No Shutdown mode and basic protocols
enabled to protect the system and network.
• Access to the configuration file or a preconfiguration script using the DHCP offer.
• Download and execute scripts before configurations are applied, allowing preconfiguration checks on
the switch.
IOA Supports BMP
BMP is enabled on the IOA switch. Following are the characteristics of BMP feature in IOA:
• The default reload-type maintains as normal reload-type.
• The management interface initiates the DHCP discover packets.
• IOA switch supports the DHCP image download and upgrade processes.
• The switch also supports the DHCP configuration or script file download procedure.
NOTE: In the IOA switch, the Management Interface is used because the physical interface does not
support Internet Protocol (IP) address configurations.
Configure BMP
BMP supports two types of Reload modes: BMP mode and Normal mode.
Reload Modes
This section describes the following Reload modes:
• BMP Mode
• Normal Mode
BMP mode is the default boot mode configured for a new system arriving from the Dell factory. This
mode obtains the Dell Networking OS image and configuration file from a network source (DHCP and file
servers).
To boot up the switch with the management port in No Shutdown mode, use Normal mode. If the
management IP address is present in the start-up configuration file, it is assigned. If the management IP
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